UnitedHealth Group (UNH) dividend history

Healthcare · Healthcare Plans · Market cap $334.2B

UnitedHealth Group paid $7.9B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $8.69 per share.

Dividends per share grew 21.1% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.

That took 49% of free cash flow and 66% of net income.

At today's price the trailing yield is 2.44%.

Dividends by fiscal year

Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in UnitedHealth Group's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).

Fiscal yearPer shareGrowthTotal paid% of free cash flow% of net income
2025$8.69 +7.2%$7.9B 49%66%
2024$8.11 +12.5%$7.5B 36%52%
2023$7.21 +14.3%$6.8B 26%30%
2022$6.31 +14.2%$6.0B 26%30%
2021$5.52 +15.8%$5.3B 27%31%
2020$4.77 +17.2%$4.6B 23%30%
2019$4.07 +20.5%$3.9B 24%28%
2018$3.38 +20.0%$3.3B 24%28%
2017$2.82 +20.5%$2.8B 24%26%
2016$2.34 +26.5%$2.3B 28%32%
2015$1.85 +33.7%$1.8B 22%31%
2014$1.38 +33.8%$1.4B 21%24%
2013$1.03 +31.7%$1.1B 19%19%
2012$0.78 +30.9%$820M 13%15%
2011$0.60 —$651M 11%13%

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Questions

Does UnitedHealth Group pay a dividend?

UnitedHealth Group paid $7.9B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $8.69 per share.

How fast has UnitedHealth Group's dividend grown?

Dividends per share grew 21.1% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.

From UnitedHealth Group's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.